Buknahams

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Bokenhams; The Place

In the civil parish of Bradenham.
In the historic county of Norfolk (Modern Authority of Norfolk, 1974 county of Norfolk).

Robert Drury was granted, in 1510, licence to crenellate his manors of Hansted Hall, Buknahams and Onhowshalle, Suff. Medieval moated site south west of Bradenham Hall. The moated island is roughly D-shaped in plan and is enclosed by a 1.5m deep moat, now dry. Two raised areas on the island are thought to mark the sites of buildings while a hollow probably represents a former pond.

This site has been described as a;
Fortified Manor House.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Earthworks remains.

A Royal licence to crenellate was granted in 1510 March 8.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TF91700973

Modern Map from Good for landscape form and features	Modern Map from Good for general location
Air Photo from	1st edition OS Map from

Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 358529

• Web site links
  • http://www.genealogysource.com/druryhistpt5.htm
    http://www.genealogysource.com/druryhistpt5b.htm
• Books
  • Emery, Anthony, 2006, Greater Medieval Houses Vol3 (Cambridge) p212
    Campling, Arthur, 1937, The History of the Family of Drury (London) Chap5
    Rye, W., 1916, Castles & Manor Houses of Norfolk p12
    White, W., 1890, History of Norfolk p184
• Primary (Medieval documents or transcriptions of such documents - This section is far from complete and the secondary sources should be consulted for full references.)
  • Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, of the Reign of Henry VIII Vol1 p143 No947